Historical Events In 1981

Jan 16   Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in the Volvo Masters in order to avoid having to play Björn Borg on this day in history.  

Jan 16   John Lennon releases "Woman" in UK on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even take his gold teeth in the year 1981.  

Jan 16   On this day in history protestant gunmen shoot & wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey & husband  

Jan 17   On this day in history bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73  

Jan 17   On this day in history philippino President Marcos ends state of siege  

Jan 18   Iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months in the year 1981.  

Jan 18   Wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity in the year 1981.  

Jan 19   In the year 1981 iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.  

Jan 19   Muhammad Ali talks a despondent 21 year old out of committing suicide in the year 1981.  

Jan 19   US & Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history ronald Reagan inaugurated as President  

Jan 20   Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. That same day, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after 444 days in captivity on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1981 bernhard Goetz is assaulted for first time on a New York subway train  

Jan 22   Fannie Thomas, US, dies at 113 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66  

Jan 23   On this day in history jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin  

Jan 24   Kim Hughes scores 213 vs India at Adelaide in the year 1981.  

Jan 25   On this day in history adele Marie Astaire, sister of Fred Astaire, dies at 82  

Jan 25   Mao's widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death in the year 1981.  

Jan 25   On this day in history the 52 American hostages held by Iran for 444 days arrive back in the U.S.  

Jan 26   Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval on this day in history.  

Jan 27   In the year 1981 leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78  

Jan 28   Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision in the year 1981.  

Jan 28   William J Casey becomes the 13th director of CIA (until 1987) in the year 1981.  

Jan 29   In the year 1981 cozy Cole rocker (Topsy Part II), dies  

Jan 29   Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies in the year 1981.  

Jan 30   8th American Music Award Kenny Rogers wins on this day in history.  

Jan 31   On this day in history "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1  

Jan 31   38th Golden Globes Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter in the year 1981.  

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.  

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.  

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.  

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died in the year 1981.  

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)  

Jan 05   In the year 1981 harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87  

Jan 06   In the year 1981 a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84  

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies  

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.